Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1887-01-13
HAUSER'S MESSAGE.
The Governor Fires His Mes
sage at the Heads of the
August Body
Representing the Wisdom and
Wealth of the Territory
of Montana.
Hauser's Mes ssage.


Special Telegram to the YELLOWSTONE JOURNAL.
HELENA, Mont. Jan. l2.-The mes
sage Of Governor Hauser was read by
the clerks of each ofthe houses to-day.
and caused much favorable comment.
II referred to the restoration act Of
Congress and hoped that the members
would execute the difficult duty.
which should not be delayed. of en-
acting such geLeral laws as will meet
the recommendation of the special
needs of the various localities. The
mineral, stock and agricultural inter-
ests have been greatly enhanced, and
our population Is estimated at over
l50, 900, while our assessed valuation
is reported at So, 500, 900; including
the mines, the valuation reaches $780,
900, 900. a few changes in. Il law are
recommended, viz: The general gov
ernment should be asked to grant
$500, 900 as an advance upon our
school land interest. which could be
used where the people are poor, and
1t 10 much needed to advance the
cause of education; the territory should
have..a normal school for teachers and q
labor training school; railroads should
be encouraged and protected; the
powers ef corporations should be linn.
tied and any discrimination prevented
for the best interests of all; We should
have q good registry law to protect
the ballot box; good militia law that
We may organize properly armed
national guard; Congress should be
asked to pass 3 law selling timber
lands. or law for the payment ol
stu'npage tax for the cutting of tim
Der upon the unsurveyed lands; the
present law should he entitled IAN acI
to prevent the mining and settlemen,
Of Montana and other mineral terrific
tories;" the secretary means wei but
his acts are due to the ignorance or mis-
representations Of the commission ers
or agents in this section; the timber
should be protected; n permanent
insane asylum Is needed, suitable
site should be selected and cottages
erected; the taxation laws should bt
revised regarding mortgaged property
the rateable value Of all classes should
be equslized In the various counties
the road laws need repairing; thu
sheriff fee bill should be changed
the law of succession needs considera
tion, the dover law should b
amended. giving the wife well de
fined interest In the husbands prop
erty, unaffected by will, and the az,
of consent should be fixed at IA years
the salary law is detrimental to th,
interests Of many counties Of our ter
tory and efforts will be made to repea
the entire law, both fees and salaries
are no doubt in many cases too high
congress should he memorlalized to re
tain the desert land act and thus Ell
courage the construction Of irrigatin,
bitches, sinking artesian wells an,
placing the desert lands on an equal
ity with swamp lands In the states
After the Governors message hs,
beer attentiveIy listened to by tn
house and council, motions to adjourn
were made and carried. T..e.recom
mendation referred TO in the messag
strikes the right chord and the feelinI
among he Legislators is that such en-
actments a. the Governorcalls atten
ton to should and will be made
Both the house and council chanbe
was crowded by spectators during tn
reading Of the message and the clerl
was frequently Interrupted by burst
of applause. The third house will hol,
Its session tonight and prepare for
glorious campaign.